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Regional Report for the Period June-December 2017 Regional Report: June – December 2017 © International Organization for Migration (IOM) March 2017 Permission is required to reproduce any part of this publication. Permission to be freely granted to educational or non-profit organizations. Please Contact: Regional Office for the East and Horn of Africa Postal Address: P.O. Box 55040-00200, Nairobi, Kenya Visiting Address: Sri Aurobindo Avenue off Mzima Spring Road, Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 020 422 1000 Email: RO Nairobi DTM Team [email protected] For more information, please visit http://displacement.iom.int/ The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The designations employed, and the presentation of material throughout the report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IOM concerning the legal status of any country, territory city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning its frontiers or boundaries. IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As an intergovernmental organization, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to assist in meeting the operational challenges of migration, advance understanding of migration issues, encourage social and economic development through migration, and uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants. Cover Photo: Jamal and Ahmed, two Ethiopian migrants, travelling across the border into Djibouti ©IOM (August 2017)/Muse Mohammed Mixed Migration in the Horn of Africa and in the Arab Peninsula Regional Report: June – December 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ii HIGHLIGHTS iii Region iii Yemen iii Djibouti iii Somalia iii Ethiopia iii REGIONAL OVERVIEW 1 Flow Monitoring 1 Migration Response Centers/Points 5 YEMEN 9 Flow Monitoring 9 Migration Response Points 11 Humanitarian Evacuations 12 Forced and Voluntary Returns from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 13 DJIBOUTI 14 Flow Monitoring 14 Migration Response Centers 18 SOMALIA 20 Flow Monitoring 20 Migration Response Centers 25 Spontaneous Returns 27 Forced Returns from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 27 ETHIOPIA 28 Flow Monitoring 28 Migration Response Centers 29 Forced and Voluntary Returns from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 31 METHODOLOGIES 32 ii Mixed Migration in the Horn of Africa and in the Arab Peninsula Regional Report: June – December 2017 GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ASR: Assisted Spontaneous Returns AVR: Assisted Voluntary Return AVR/R: Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration DTM: Displacement Tracking Matrix FM: Flow Monitoring FMP: Flow Monitoring Point FMR: Flow Monitoring Registry FMS: Flow Monitoring Survey GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council GoKSA: Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia HNO: Humanitarian Needs Overview IPNA: Immigration Passport and Naturalization Authority IOM: International Organization for Migration – The UN Migration Agency KSA: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia MRC: Migrant Response Center MRP: Migrant Response Point SADD: Sex and Age Desegregated Data UAE: United Arab Emirates UMC: Unaccompanied Migrant Children UNHCR: United Nations High Commission for Refugees Mixed Migration in the Horn of Africa and in the Arab Peninsula ii Regional Report: June – December 2017 HIGHTLIGHTS The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is active in a number of Migrants’ Assistance projects and Human Mobility data collection activities in the Horn of Africa and in the Arab Peninsula and this report aims at providing an overview of the trends observed in the second half of 2017 on the Western route across Yemen, Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia. Region: 174,654 migrants were tracked between June and December 2017 through the network of 25 flow monitoring points in Yemen (7), Somalia (12) and Djibouti (6). Two main migration trends were observed: one was to reach the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or other Gulf Countries (46%), the other is the circular movement1 between Somalia (20.3%) and Kenya (14.1%). Migrant Response Center (MRC) and Migrant Response Point (MRP) data shows that of the 6,080 contacts2 which were registered across the 8 facilities present in the region, almost 99% were Ethiopians. Regionally, 80% of contacts were male and 20% were female, but with significant differences in the proportion of females across countries (Somalia 32%, Ethiopia and in Djibouti 20%, and Yemen only 11%). Children regionally made up for 20% of the contacts. A total of 3,325 unaccompanied children were tracked during this time, the majority in Djibouti (62%), followed by Yemen (31%) and Somalia (7%). Following the end of the amnesty period for expulsions of irregular migrants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on the 15th of November 2017, forced returns spiked 4 folds totalling 54,0924 . Yemen: Over 22.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and 11.3 million are in acute need of assistance4 in Yemen. During 2017, migrant arrivals in Yemen reached 99,516 (IOM and UNHCR data), of which 11% were children (9% boys and 2% girls), and 89% were adults (77% males and 13% females). Of the 1,118 vulnerabilities identified, 93% were cases of unaccompanied children. The intended destination of migrants was the KSA for 99.9% of the migrants tracked at flow monitoring points. Most migrants in Yemen reportedly used either land vehicles (41%) or boat (33.5%). According the data collected at MRPs, 96% of contacts were Ethiopians and their intention was to remain in Yemen (42%), move onwards to KSA (31%) or return to Ethiopia (23%). 26% of the contacts were children and 74% were adults. 99% of contacts assisted at MRPs had no documents. Between June and December 2017, 1,483 third country national were evacuated by IOM from Yemen to Somalia and Ethiopia (via Djibouti). Men and boys represented 56% of the population while women and girls 44%. Through a flow monitoring point in Manfed Al Wadeaa at the border with the KSA, IOM recorded a total of 9,563 irregular migrants who were returned, all Yemeni nationals. Djibouti: Of the 21,248 migrants tracked through flow monitoring, 14% were children (9.7% the total population were unaccompanied children). Over 97% of the migrants tracked were Ethiopian, or travelling from Ethiopia, and 30% expressed the intention of going to KSA, while 66% expressed their intentions of travelling to Yemen. 96% declared to be migrating for economic reasons, 3.4% due to natural disaster and less than 1% due to conflict. 76% of migrants were travelling on foot. At MRCs, of the 628 contacts assisted, of which over 99% were Ethiopian, 21% were children. 97% intended to go to KSA and only 3% wanted to return home. 90% cited economic reasons as the main driver for migration. Somalia: Through flow monitoring, 32,222 migrants were tracked between June and December 2017. Children made for a very high 49% of the migrant population observed (adults 49% and elderly 2%). This is the country with the highest percentage of female migrants (50% females and 50% males). At MRCs, of the 1,812 contacts assisted, 99.9% of contacts were Ethiopians, 59% of which wanted to go to KSA and 34% wanting to stay in Somalia. Ethiopia: Of the 1,913 contacts assisted in Semera and Metema 74% were adult males, 18% adult females and 9% were children (4% of which unaccompanied). 86% of contacts wanted to migrate to KSA, 4% wanted to reach Europe, 3% respectively Sudan, Djibouti and remain in Ethiopia. Drivers included economic reasons and poverty (79%) and family reunification (20%). During June – December 2017, 44,182 Ethiopian migrants were returned from KSA and arrived by air to Addis Ababa. 1 Circular movement or migration is defined as the fluid movement of people between countries, including temporary or long-term movement which may be beneficial to all involved, if occurring voluntarily and linked to the labour needs of countries of origin and destination- https://www.iom.int/key-migration-terms#Circular-migration 2 Migrants assisted at MRCs/MRPs – they are not necessarily new arrivals 3 http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/524650/SAUDI-ARABIA/253086-illegals-arrested-in-five-weeks-over-54000-deported 4 2018 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO)-Yemen iii Mixed Migration in the Horn of Africa and in the Arab Peninsula Regional Report: June – December 2017 REGIONAL OVERVIEW FLOW The Horn of Africa and the Arab Peninsula have had historically very tight cultural, economic and MONITORING political ties. Migration within, to and from this Region is hence the natural expression of such ties, it is a coping mechanism and the manifestation of the ambition to find better opportunities. Migration Routes: the three main axes of movement from the Horn of Africa are the Western - Northern route towards Libya or Egypt and onwards (for some) to Italy and other European countries; the Eastern route towards Yemen and onwards to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States, and the Southern route to Kenya and onwards to southern Africa. Through a network of Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) strategically positioned on the shores of Yemen, in Djibouti and in Somalia, IOM has observed in the period from June to December 2017 migration flows with particular attention to the movements from the Horn towards the Arab Peninsula, which is currently suffering from a severe humanitarian crisis which has been ongoing since 2015. Map 1: Map of the Horn of Africa and of the Arab Peninsula showing the main migration routes Mixed Migration in the Horn of Africa and in the Arab Peninsula 1 Regional Report: June – December 2017 Flow Monitoring Points Network: a network of 25 flow monitoring points was activated in Yemen (7), Djibouti (6), and Somalia (12) in close collaboration with national and local authorities. Of the 174,654 migrants tracked passing through the flow monitoring points, over 69% were identified in Yemen, over 18% in Somalia and over 12% in Djibouti with significant decrease in the number of migrants identified in Yemen during the month of December compared to the previous months.
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